St Michael and the Angels
Today is the FEAST OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL THE HOLY ANGELS Happy name day to all named Michael, Michele, Gabriel, Raphael or any other angel name. Want more information,…
Saints and Blesseds
The Holy Apostle Thomas
The story of the Holy Apostle Thomas shows us that the evangelists had a clear and intelligent idea of who Christ is – our Lord and God. They were not…
The Holy Great Prophet Moses
Today, September 4, the Byzantine Church liturgically recalls the memory of the Holy Great Prophet Moses. The Troparion for this feast is sung in Tone 2 and reads: O prophet…
Apostles’ Fast
On the Byzantine calendar, today begins the Apostles’ Fast. This is in preparation for the feast of SS. Peter & Paul on June 29. For more info, read the brief…
The Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast (Lent)
On the 4th Sunday of Lent on the Byzantine liturgical calendar, we remember a great monastic father, St. John Climacus (579-649). He wrote a book called, “The Ladder of Divine…
St. Andrew, the first called by Christ
As the First-Called, Andrew was the first of the Apostles to follow Christ, and he later brought his own brother, the holy Apostle Peter, to Christ (John 1:35-42). “St. Andrew…